Show 5.

Gilmore Girls


Starring: Lauren Graham, Alexis Bledel, Scott Patterson, Melissa McCarthy, Keiko Agena, Yanic Truesdale, Edward Herrmann, Kelly Bishop...




First broadcast in 2000 on the WB and then later on the CW, Gilmore Girls is a story about a mother (Graham) and her daughter (Bledel) who live in fictional Stars Hollow, Connecticut.
The show explores many different themes that range from family life to class divides in society. Relationships features heavily on the dynamic of the show, Lorelai's relationship with her parents, Richard (Herrmann) and Emily (Bishop) Gilmore creates a lot of both the humourous and heartfelt moments throughout the show's seven seasons. 
It has become synonymous with its fast paced dialogue, gestured by the show's tagline "Life's short. Talk Fast." The speech is often peppered with pop culture references, however vague and obscure. There are so many of these references, that the DVD releases of each series comes accompanied with a booklet full of 'Gilmore-isms' to explain them all.
The way that the show references so much in a short space is impressive and one of the reasons I enjoy the show so much. I love the dynamics of the cast and especially Lorelai's way of interacting with every single person in the show. The continuity of relationships in the show is a great feature, the questioning of Luke (Paterson) and Lorelai's relationship - will they, won't they? Clichéd but always great for watching. Throughout the whole seven seasons, in my opinion, there isn't a weak link in the main cast. A couple of the actors that feature heavily; Jared Padalecki (Dean Forester) and Milo Ventimiglia (Jess Marino) have gone on to star in bigger shows; Supernatural and Heroes respectively. It can be seen as a vehicle to get onto bigger and better things.
There is talk of a Gilmore Girls film being seriously considered by the people that could make it happen, the idea has now definitely moved on from being just fans pleading for it to happen. they are looking for a silver screen adaptation so much because a large chunk of avid viewers hated the way in which the final episode tried to copy the first episode. This didn't satisfy them sufficiently.
I'm not surprised that TIME magazine has named it one of the "100 Best TV Shows of All-TIME." It's a show that isn't particularly plot-driven - this might hinder the film version - but also it makes you want to know more about the characters and their stories, making you watch on. That is all you can ask from a great TV series really.